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less-lethal

less-lethal adjective: synonym of non-lethal.

Adjective

less-lethal (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of non-lethal.
    • The spokesperson said: “The evidence demonstrates that even when utilising ‘less-lethal’ weapons, the Islamic Republic deliberately targets vital organs, transforming these tools into instruments of systematic mutilation and permanent disability to terrorise protesters.”2026 January 13, Deepa Parent, William Christou, “Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protests”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original...
    Synonyms:
    non-lethal

Noun

less-lethal (plural less-lethals)

  1. A non-lethal weapon.

Synonyms of less-lethal

Forms of less-lethal

pluralless-lethals

Questions about less-lethal

What does less-lethal mean?
Less-lethal means synonym of non-lethal.
What part of speech is less-lethal?
Less-lethal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near less-lethal in the dictionary

  1. less than threes
  2. less than truckload
  3. less thans
  4. less'n
  5. less-known
  6. less-lethal
  7. less-than-stellar
  8. Lessard
  9. Lessards
  10. lesse
  11. lessed

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